Polishing machine



March 9, 1965 M. ALBERT 3,172,137

POLISHING MACHINE Filed Feb. 1, 1965 United States Patent "ice 3,172,137 PGLISHING MACHINE Martin Albert, 1264 Augustina Ave, Far Rociraway, NY. Filed Feb. 1, 1963, Ser. No. 255,498 1 Claim. (Cl. 1597) This invention is a polishing machine comprising a polishing buif rotating on a horizontal axis and two laterally spaced-apart buffs or polishing wheels, rotating on vertical axes, for simultaneously polishing three planes of an object at one time.

The polishing machine is particularly for polishing shoes. The buff or wheel rotating on a horizontal axis is primarily for the top of the shoe, while the two lateral buffs rotating on Vertical axes are for polishing the sides and rear of the shoe.

The three described polishing buffs are all driven by a single motor, connected by suitable pulleys and belts to the three buffs so that they all rotate simultaneously at the desired speed, and thereby rapidly and efi'lciently polish the desired article which, in this case, is shoes.

With the polishing machine of this invention, the bootblack is eliminated; the person who wants his shoes polished presses a button, which actuates the motor, which operates all three buffs simultaneously, thereby achieving a very quick shoe polishing operation.

The user, if he desires, could apply, manually or otherwise, some blacking or other polish to the shoe before the described polishing operation.

The invention will be further described in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the polishing machine of the present invention; and

FIG. 2 is an end view, looking from the left of FIG. 1.

Referring now to these drawings, the machine comprises a main driving belt 1 which drives the pulley wheel 3 mounted on horizontal shaft 11. Shaft 11 carries a pulley wheel 6 which drives a belt 2 which belt 2 drives a pulley secured to a vertical shaft 19.

Secured to the shaft below the pulley wheel 5 are positioning pillow blocks or bearings 8 and 9.

The lower end of vertical shaft 10, which is mounted on suitable hearings on a base 12, is provided with two laterally spaced buffing wheels 14, preferably of cotton yarn, which rotate simultaneously in opposite directions, and are driven by belts 2 and pulley wheels 5. Both of the belts are reversed as shown in FIG. 1.

The polishing machine further comprises a centrally positioned, somewhat larger buff or polishing wheel 3,l?2,l37 Patented Mar. 9, 1965 mounted to rotate on shaft 11. This wheel 15 is positioned longitudinally with respect to the wheels 14, in the longitudinal working space defined between the two wheels 14.

The whole machine is mounted on a suitable base 12. Base 12 also carries a horizontal positioning guide plate 13 extending longitudinally of the frame and below the three buffs, and positioned in the working space for the three wheels. Mounted on one end of base 12 is a vertical frame 17 which supports the driving motor 16. The frame 17 carries the pillow bearing blocks 7 for the horizontal shaft 11.

Power for driving all three bufr's simultaneously is supplied by a motor 16 which drives pulley 4 and belt 1.

In use, a shoe is inserted at the front end of the machine, FIG. 1, moved forward between the polishing buffs 14, which polish the sides and back of the shoe. The shoe is then moved into polishing contact with the larger buff 15. This polishes the toe and vamp of the shoe. The shoe can be moved back and forth as many times as desired until adequately polished. A suitable shine is secured by the user as may be desired.

I claim as my invention:

A shoe polishing machine comprising a base, a pair of spaced vertical standards carried by said base, a pillow block carried by each of said standards, a horizontal drive shaft mounted in said pillow blocks, a polishing wheel carried by said horizontal shaft, two driving pulleys carried by said horizontal shaft on respective opposite sides of said polishing wheel, a larger drive pulley on one end of said horizontal driving shaft, a driving motor carried by the upper ends of said vertical standards, a driving pulley carried by said motor, a pulley operatively connecting said motor driven pulley to said larger drive pulley on said horizontal shaft, a pair of laterally spaced vertical shafts rotatably mounted on said base, a driven pulley at the upper end of each of said vertical shafts, belts operatively connecting the said driven pulleys with the two driving pulleys on said horizontal shaft, and a polishing wheel carried by said respective vertical shafts.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Switzerland Oct. 2,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No 3,172,137 March 9, 1965 Martin Albert corrected below.

In the grant, lines 1 to 3, for "Martin Albert, of Far Rockaway New York," read Martin Albert, of Far Rockaway, New York, assignor of one-half to William D. Clark, of Inwood, New York, and onehalf to Emil Marz, of Valley Stream, New York, line 12, for "Martin Albert, his heirs" read William D. Clark and Emil Marz their heirs in the heading to the printed specification, line 3, .for "Martin Albert, 1264 Augustina Ave. Far Rockaway, N. Y." read Martin Albert, Far Rockaway, N. -Y., assignor of one-half to William D. Clark, Inwood, N. Y., and one-half to Emil Marz, Valley Stream, N. Y.

Signed and sealed this 27th day ofJuly 1965.

(SEAL) Attes't: ERNEST W. SWIDER EDWARD J. BRENNER Attesting Officer Commissioner of Patents 

